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2025 Annual Report to the Community
It is with great enthusiasm that we share the 2025 Annual Report to the Community! In 2025, that spirit of connection translated into action: nearly 1,000 volunteers cared for the Canal, a comprehensive natural resource management plan was completed with our partners, $1 million was invested in natural resource restoration and capital improvement projects advanced.
Our work is far from over and we look forward to completing ambitious goals in the decades to come. Our annual report covers everything that happened in 2025 and looks ahead to upcoming improvements along the Canal. We hope you enjoy learning about all that's been accomplished.
We look forward to continuing to walk with you!
Annual Reports
Progress Reports
- 2026 Spring Progress Report
- 2025 Fall Progress Report
- 2025 Spring Progress Report
- 2024 Fall Progress Report
- 2024 Spring Progress Report
- 2022 Fall Progress Report
- 2022 Spring Progress Report
- 2021 Fall Progress Report
- 2021 Q1 Progress Report
- 2020 Progress Report
- November 2019 Progress Report
- October 2018 Progress Report
- 2017 End-of-Year Progress Report
- August 2017 Progress Report
- June 2017 Progress Report
- March 2017 Progress Report
- November 2016 Progress Report
Resources
Studies
- 2022 High Line Canal Vegetation and Soil Assessment Report (Denver Botanic Gardens)
- 2019 Common Plants of the High Line Canal Near Eisenhower Park (Denver Botanic Gardens)
- 2018 Botanical Survey (Denver Botanic Gardens)
- 2018 High Line Canal Stormwater and Operations Plan
- 2016 High Line Canal Historic Survey
- 2015 Trust for Public Land Report on Conservancies
- 2014 SSPRD HLC Enhancements Proposal
- 2014 Cherry Hills Tree Watering Pilot Report
- 2014 HLC Trail Crossing Feasibility Study Report
- 2014 HLC Stormwater Feasibility Update
- 2014 HLC Stormwater Feasibility Study
- 2012 High Line Canal Preservation + Enhancement Study
- 2011 Aurora HLC Management Plan
- 2009 Denver Water Tree Assessment Study
- 2002 Denver Water HLC Future Management Study
Media
- CBS 4 Denver, Cyclists in Denver Metro Area Use High Line Canal to Piece Together Safe Biking Routes (July 2022)
- CBS4 Denver, Making Safer Connections Along the High Line Canal (June 2022)
- Centennial Citizen, High Line Canal Conservancy Announces New COO (March 2022)
- Centennial Citizen, Big Spending Slated for High Line Canal (February 2022)
- CBS4 Denver, High Line Canal Transitions From Water Irrigation System to Park, Stormwater Management System (January 2022)
- Denver Water TAP, New Projects Take Shape Along High Line Canal; Denver Water Pledges $10M to Long-term Care of the Historic Canal (November 2021)
- Landscape Architecture Magazine, The Reinvention of an Irrigation Canal East of Denver Shows off the Region’s Diversity (November 2021)
- CBS4 Denver, High Line Canal Helps Mitigate Heat Island Conditions in Denver Metro Area (October 2021)
- CBS4 Denver, Cyclists Celebrate New Underpasses Along High Line Canal Trail (September 2021)
- Denver 7, What’s That?: High Line Canal Trail Features New Art Installation (July 2021)
- Stormwater Magazine, A New Life for Denver’s Historic Irrigation Ditch (May 2021)
- Water Education Colorado, Denver’s High Line Canal a Study in Using Something Old to Solve New Problem (July 2020)
Maps
Books
Additional Resources
Request for Bids, Proposals + Qualifications
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